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FRIDAY 18TH MARCH
START - FINISH CATEGORY SESSION DURATION
9.00 – 9.20 Yamaha Finance R3 Cup Free Practice 1 20 mins 9.25 – 9.50 Michelin Supersport Free Practice 1 25 mins 9.55 – 10.15 Dunlop Supersport 300 Free Practice 1 20 mins 10.20 – 10.50 Alpinestars Superbike Free Practice 1 30 mins
10.55 – 11.10 bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup Free Practice 1 15 mins
11.15 – 11.30 Horsell Australian Sidecars Free Practice 1 15 mins
11.35 – 11.55 Yamaha Finance R3 Cup Free Practice 1 20 mins 12.00 – 12.25 Michelin Supersport Free Practice 2 25 mins
Lunch Break with ASBK Pillion Rides 30 min
12.55 – 13.15 Dunlop Supersport 300 Free Practice 2 20 mins 13.20 – 13.50 Alpinestars Superbike Free Practice 2 30 mins
13.55 – 14.10 bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup Free Practice 2 15 mins
14.15 – 14.30 Horsell Australian Sidecars Free Practice 2 15 mins
14.35 – 14.55 Yamaha Finance R3 Cup Free Practice 2 20 mins 15.00 – 15.25 Michelin Supersport Free Practice 3 25 mins 15.30 – 15.50 Dunlop Supersport 300 Free Practice 3 20 mins 15.55 – 16.25 Alpinestars Superbike Free Practice 3 30 mins
16.30 – 16.45 bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup Free Practice 3 15 mins
16.50 – 17.05 Horsell Australian Sidecars Free Practice 3 15 mins
SATURDAY 19TH MARCH
START - FINISH CATEGORY SESSION DURATION
9.00 – 9.20 Horsell Australian Sidecars Qualifying 20 mins 9.25 – 9.45 Dunlop Supersport 300 Qualifying 1 20 mins 9.50 - 10.15 Michelin Supersport Qualifying 1 25 mins 10.20 - 10.40 Yamaha Finance R3 Cup Qualifying 1 20 mins 10.45 - 11.20 Alpinestars Superbike Timed Practice 35 mins 11.25 - 11.40 bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup Qualifying 1 15 mins 11.45 - 12.05 Horsell Australian Sidecars Race 1 6 Laps 12.10 – 12.30 Dunlop Supersport 300 Qualifying 2 20 mins
Lunch Break with ASBK Pillion Rides 45 min
13.15 – 13.35 Yamaha Finance R3 Cup Qualifying 2 20 mins 13.40 – 14.05 Michelin Supersport Qualifying 2 25 mins 14.10 – 14.25 bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup Qualifying 2 15 mins 14.25 – 14.35 ASBK TV Track Time Media 1 10 mins 14.35 – 14.55 Dunlop Supersport 300 Race 1 10 Laps 15.00 – 15.15 Alpinestars Superbike Qualifying 1 15 mins 15.30 – 15.45 Alpinestars Superbike (Top12) Qualifying 2 15 mins
15.50 – 16.05 bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup Race 1 6 Laps
16.10 – 16.30 Horsell Australian Sidecars Race 2 6 Laps 16.35 – 16.55 Yamaha Finance R3 Cup Race 1 8 Laps
SUNDAY 20TH MARCH
START - FINISH CATEGORY SESSION DURATION
8.10 – 8.15 bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup Warm Up 5 mins
8.20 – 8.25 Michelin Supersport Warm Up 5 mins
8.30 – 8.35 Dunlop Supersport 300 & Yamaha Finance R3 Cup Warm Up 5 mins
8.40 - 8.50 Alpinestars Superbike Warm Up 10 mins
8.55 - 9.00 Horsell Australian Sidecars Warm Up 5 mins
9.08 - 9.23 bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup^ Race 2 6 Laps
9.28 – 9.58 Michelin Supersport^ Race 1 14 Laps
10.03 – 10.23 Dunlop Supersport 300 ^ Race 2 10 Laps
10.31 – 11.11 Alpinestars Superbike (* Replayed as Live on SBS) *^ Race 1 16 Laps
11.19 – 11.39 Yamaha Finance R3 Cup ^ Race 2 8 Laps
Lunch – ASBK Pit Party 60 min
12.40 – 13.00 bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup* Race 3 6 Laps
13.05 – 13.35 Michelin Supersport* Race 2 14 Laps
13.40 – 14.00 Dunlop Supersport 300* Race 3 10 Laps
14.10 – 14.50 Alpinestars Superbike* Race 2 16 Laps
15.00 – 15.20 Yamaha Finance R3 Cup^ Race 3 8 Laps
15.25 – 15.45 Horsell Australian Sidecars^ Race 3 6 Laps
QUEENSLAND RACEWAY
TRACK INFORMATION
TRACK INFORMATION
Turns 6
3.126 km
133 Champions Way, Willowbank QLD 4306
ASBK LAP RECORDS
Superbike Glenn Allerton (NSW) 1:08.531
Jamie Stauffer (NSW) 1:11.212
LIVE TIMING
COMPUTIME Race Timing Systems has been the providing timing services to the ASBK at selected rounds since 1990, and has been the series timekeeper since 2004. Live timing and results services can be accessed as follows: In pit lane and parts of the pits (local wireless network): · Connect to the RACETIMING wire less network · Open your web browser and type www.localtiming.com as the web address · Follow the links to live timing, results, or other pages Anywhere else at the venue or anywhere else in the world: · Ensure you have internet connectivity · Open your web browser and type www.computime.com.au as the web address · Follow the links to live timing, results, or other pages for this event For all your live timing results please go to Computime http://www.computime.com.au/Default.aspx and follow the links to ASBK Live Timing.
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Bikes very similar to the ones that compete in the Australian Superbike Championship Alpinestars Superbike class can be purchased off the showroom floor by members of the general public.
Engine capacities for the ASBK machines are restricted to 1,000cc and 168kg for four-cylinder bikes and 1,300cc and 172kg for two and three-cylinder machines.
Engine modifications for the race versions of superbikes are extremely limited and Yamaha Racing Team Manager, John Redding, says the engine is not an area of major focus when it comes to performance gains for the Superbike class.
“To get a performance improvement of 10 per cent over the standard output is about as much as you can expect,” Redding said.
“You can increase the compression ratio, fine-tune the degrees on the valve seats and adjust the cam timing for different tracks, but that’s about it.
“One of the advantages of keeping the engines relatively standard is they are cheap to maintain and last a while between rebuilds.”
With the engine and gearbox both being close to standard, teams have turned to other aspects of the Superbikes to improve their performance.
“Suspension has been a major area of development on the race-spec bikes,” Redding said.
“The suspension on a street bike is compromised for ride comfort, but on a racetrack, comfort isn’t a factor – it’s all about optimising the handling and the corner speeds that can be achieved. “Compared to the street version of the bike, the race bike will have different shock absorbers and fork internals, providing a much more adjustable setup.”
Another area of race bikes that has undergone significant innovation in recent years has been the electronic systems, which have been adapted to provide functions such as fuelling, traction control, engine braking and anti-wheelie control.
“Electronics are one of the most important areas of development and something that has become a critical factor in determining the speed that can be achieved by different bikes,” Redding said.
“There are significant advantages to be gained in having the best electronic set-up.”
The brakes on racing bikes are also upgraded, with items such as the master cylinder, brake lines, pads and discs all being replaced with race-specific items.
“In a race situation, maximum stopping power is a priority, but brake wear is much less of a consideration than it would be on a road bike, because components can be changed after every session,” Redding said.
Overall, Redding said the bikes in the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul, are much closer to road bikes than other Superbike championships around the world.
“The permitted modifications are much more limited here in Australia, which has the advantage of containing costs,” Redding said.
ROUND 1: WSBK - Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Date: 25 - 27 February 2022 Permit: MA 2670 Circuit Details: Approx. 4.445 km, anti-clockwise Classes: Alpinestars Superbike, Michelin Supersport, Dunlop Supersport 300, Yamaha Finance R3 Cup, bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup, Superbike Masters
ROUND 2: Queensland Raceway
Date: 18 – 20 March 2022 Permit: MA 2671 Circuit Details: Approx. 3.126 km, clockwise Classes: Alpinestars Superbike, Michelin Supersport, Dunlop Supersport 300, Yamaha Finance R3 Cup, bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup, Horsell F1 & F2 Sidecars
ROUND 3: Wakefield Park Raceway
ROUND 5: Morgan Park Raceway
ROUND 7: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Date: TBC November 2022 Permit: MA2676 Circuit Details: Approx. 4.445 km, anti-clockwise
